Dr. Faustus and Reformation Theology
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In the final scene of Doctor Faustus, a group of scholars gathers in the street to discuss the terrible events of the previous night. Blood-curdling cries were heard coming from Faustus's house, which was glowing as if on fire. Faustus's concerned friends and colleagues quickly discover the aftermath of the horror, as they encounter his limbs strewn upon the ground. "The devils whom Faustus served have tom him thus," one of the scholars rightly surmises (5.3.8). J (Faustus had, of course, made a pact with the devil selling his soul for seemingly infinite powers and a guarantee of twenty-four more year~ on earth.) This final scene is beief, comprised of a mere nineteen lines, but it enacts a sudden and powerful change in perspective. Immediately prior to the scholars' entrance on the stage, the audience had witnessed the cause of the shrieks and flames. Thunder rang through the theater, a posse of devils took the stage, and the miserable Doctor was dragged off to his death, desperately screaming to the last,
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